Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. Keurig created a new category of coffee/tea preparation by offering one-cup-at-a-time pod-style brewing with its "K-cups." Keurig's product is an example of a transformational innovation.
2. An organizational culture that celebrates failure helps foster innovation.
3. Personality test data should be supplemented with information from reference checks, personal interviews, ability tests, and job performance records when hiring.
4. Integrity tests are ineffective because dishonest people are able to fake conscientiousness, even on a paper-and-pencil test.

Answer 1

1. TRUE
A transformational innovation is the invention of breakthrough products or services that don't exist yet and that are aimed at creating brand-new markets and customers, as when Keurig created a new category of coffee/tea preparation by offering cup-at-a-time pod-style brewing.
2. TRUE
An organizational culture that doesn't just allow but celebrates failure is vital toward fostering innovation. Most new ideas will fail. Only a few will be successful. But if an organization doesn't encourage this kind of risk taking, that organization won't become a superstar in innovation.
3. TRUE
Don't hire on the basis of personality test results alone. Supplement any personality test data with information from reference checks, personal interviews, ability tests, and job performance records.
4. FALSE
Dishonest job applicants can often be screened by integrity tests, since dishonest people are reportedly unable to fake conscientiousness, even on a paper-and-pencil test.